On 3 October 2011 13:41, Cecil Pinto <[email protected]> wrote: > Yesterday while hanging out with friends a most curious thing happened. > > A furry caterpillar (like > http://www.glaucus.org.uk/FurryCaterpillar023.jpg) suddenly was blown > onto the wall by the wind. Immediately everyone shouted in revulsion > and tried to get rid of this scratchy pest. > > I called it a Shenkundo as we do in Bardez. > > My Ilhas friend called it a Kussundo. > > The South Goan friend called it a Kussam Kidd. > > I wonder if there are other Konkani words for this hairy pest. > > Cheers! > > Cecil >
COMMENT: Fell on me when we were going up the hill to the peak in Hong Kong. My arm just ballooned out -- I had a shower when I went home and made it worse! Took a week of antihistamines and lotions to clam it down. -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
